20 Ideas for Blog Content
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Sometimes, I get stuck when I’m trying to come up with blog topics that are new or a fresh take on an old idea. Here’s a list (in no particular order) of things that might spark an idea for a post.
Interview other authors.
Make playlists for your books (songs that relate to your book or your characters).
Write about your latest project or hobby.
Take a picture of your desk or your desk drawer and give readers an insight into your workspace.
Write about your pets (and include lots of pictures).
Look for nonfiction hooks in your books that are interesting to readers. It may be a setting, a character’s job, or a character’s hobby. My private eye, Delanie Fitzgerald, lives in a Sears Catalog home that was shipped and assembled in the 1940s. The quaint house fits her quirky personality.
Talk about what you’re reading.
Write about what you’ve been watching or streaming recently.
Look up special “holidays” like National Cheese Day or Potato Chip Day. There are lots of calendars out there that showcase all kinds of celebrations.
Tell your readers who you would want to play your characters in a movie adaptation of your book.
Write a post about what famous people that you’d want to have dinner with.
Create a post about your favorite children’s books and how reading influenced you as a writer.
Show your readers how to do something. Add videos and pictures for more detail.
Visit landmarks or sites in your town and talk about your adventures.
Write a post about where all of your characters live and why you chose this location.
If you write fiction, create a blog about elements in your story that are real or based on truth.
Create a post where you share what you wanted to be.
Write about your writing and researching process and how long it takes you to create a first draft.
Explain why your main character has the job that he or she does and how you chose it.
Talk about the sidekicks in your stories and the role that they play.
What would you add to my list?
